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Show [230] [ in other refpects, were infiieient to render valid 21 mf/lalrm and grozrrmi'fls argument! 211 ] fecond (73) are in the leap: intitled to the mine of " Laws made la the Parliament Judge Jenkins, indeed, has adopted the Eez opinion without quoting [lie tea/(3725 ; but Judge Vaughan, who has alfo adop/ezlthe opinion, refers us exprefsly to Lord Coke's I‘M/an againfi Ireland, viz. " the " title éy conquefl."-- " That it is a com" QyERED KINGDOM" (fays he) " is not " doullea', but admitted IN CALVIN‘s " CASE, floeraltz'mes," face. Vaughan's Rep. p. 292. And, upon the firength of this rmfim, he proceeds very confidently to " determinewlmt things the Parliament of " Ireland cannot do," and to give infiances " of Laws made in [/16 Parliament of "of his edition of the Statutes, not to differ from for" mer editori. This, in fome mcnfnre, gives the nu- " thority of Legiflation" (lays this learned Gentle- man, ironically) " to the King's Law-Printers : and ‘ yet, if {uch an ordinance is inferred in every edition " of the Siiltutcs, for near 3 centuries together, by ‘ printers know/n to print under the authority ot‘the " King's Patent, and the Parliament permits this for " {uch a length or time, it becomes a quellicn of ‘ {orne difliculty t) in)! what force it may have re" quired. N0 i‘uch quellien fortunately cun ever :1- ‘ rile upon this Stiltutt‘, a; :r i: mun/j a RESCRIP- " " " " " TUM l'xmcrrrs to certiin Ali/[m (Adventures, probably, in the Conquefi of Inland, or their De- fcendants) who hit! doubts; with regard to the Te; nure of lands holden by Knights Service and cle{cending to Co-pareeners within age," tau. Ob‘ {ervations on the more noczent Statutes, p. 39. " ENGLAND bz'izilz'ngIRELANDf' p. 293. of which neither the hill (72) not the (73) A Statute of Nottingham, called " Ordina" natio pro Statu Hibernia," 17 E. 1. ~ Upon fecond which the Hon. Mr. Barrington remarks : " It is very " fingular" (rays he) " that, though this Ordinance (72) A Law concerning the Homage of Parce- " hath found a place nmongll the Eng/fl; Aft; of PM. liament, the Collet‘tion of Jug/Li Statutes, printed by ners, called, " Swizz/um rill/Jernizs," 1+ Hen. 111. ~-authority at Dublin, begins only with the Ordi- " Mr. Cay" (iiiys the Hon. Mr. Barrington) " very " properly obferves, that ‘ IT IS NOT AN ACT OF " PARLIAMENT,' and cites the old Abridgemeut. 5‘ title Homage. He allows it a place, however, i" " his nances of Kz'l/mmy, in the 31 y;'1roflidxvnd the 2d. There can he no doubt, however, tlmt this Law extends to Ireland, if not repealed hy {one [Hy/2 .‘lctnf l'Jrlizlfnent ; 217‘, by PIPLJEin'S L1,». in c; LIX" |